Procurement Specialist – Category Management

🔥 13 hours ago

🏄 California, Florida – Remote

🏄 California – Remote 🐊 Florida – Remote

💵 $77.8k - $116.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🛒 Procurement

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Northrop Grumman

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1939

🚀 Aerospace

Aerospace

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense company, recognized for its innovative solutions in air, cyber, land, sea, and space domains. With a focus on advanced technologies and innovation, Northrop Grumman provides unmatched expertise in military communications, satellite communications, and microelectronics manufacturing. The company is committed to solving complex challenges and 'defining possible' by transforming the concepts of what's achievable. Northrop Grumman is also actively involved in sustainability efforts and offers career opportunities to various levels of professionals, including veterans and entry-level candidates.

📋 Description

• Design and implement comprehensive category strategies for raw materials, composites, or the standard hardware category to mitigate supply chain risk, ensure affordability, and align with the Organization and Program objectives. • Prepare Procurement Review Board (PRB) packages, competitive and sole source bid packages, conduct bidders conferences, analyze and evaluate proposals, perform price/cost analyses, negotiate contract provisions, select or recommend awards, and administers resulting contracts. • Monitor commodity indices and leverage market trends to inform sourcing decisions • Conduct market analyses, total-cost-of-ownership studies, and demand forecasts to shape long-term sourcing roadmaps. • Apply standard Aerospace & Defense purchasing / procurement methodology to spend categories to achieve organizational objectives, best value for the enterprise, and achievement of target return on investments (ROI). • Support sector initiatives/ special projects as required • Establish vendor managed inventory (VMI) agreements, Right-to-Buy Agreements, long-term agreements, strategic agreements, and negotiate favorable terms and conditions with Suppliers. • Identify supply-chain risks & opportunities and develop mitigation and execution plans to address. • Manage internal and external relationships and supplier partnerships

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 5+ years of experience in Procurement, Subcontracts, or Supply Chain Management OR a master’s degree with at least 3+ years of experience in Procurement, Subcontracts, or Supply Chain Management; 9 years of experience maybe considered in lieu of a degree • Strong understanding of FAR provisions and GSC policies and procedures • Ability to multi-task and make sound decisions in a timely manner • Experience building teams and interfacing/ collaborating with Programs and other organizations within and outside of Global Supply Chain • Ability to work with minimal supervision, work successfully in a fast-paced environment and apply sound judgment to problem solving • At minimum, the ability to obtain an active DoD Secret level clearance to apply and to start the role, with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the Company to meet its business needs • Commutable distance from one of the following AS locations to Palmdale, CA; Redondo Beach, CA; or Melbourne, FL

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance coverage • Life and disability insurance • Savings plan • Company paid holidays • Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business